Senior Director, Quality Control

This position provides senior leadership and strategic direction for Quality Control (QC) operations across the NH Development and Manufacturing campus. The Senior Director, QC is accountable for the overall performance, compliance, and scalability of QC laboratory functions, including financial stewardship, operational excellence, and technical capability development. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality testing services in support of GMP manufacturing and client programs.

What You Will Do

Provide strategic and operational leadership for all Quality Control functions, ensuring compliant execution of cGMP testing including raw materials, in-process, release, stability, environmental monitoring, and clean utilities. Oversee complex and critical investigations, serve as client interface for QC, and partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, MSAT, Validation, and Quality Assurance. Lead and execute laboratory expansion and modernization initiatives, manage departmental budgets, and drive operational excellence initiatives.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires 15+ years of Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industry experience and 7+ years of previous QC management experience, with prior experience leading a commercial, aseptic drug product quality control team. The position offers the opportunity to build and develop high-performing leadership and technical teams, and to serve as a primary client-facing leader for QC. The role involves strategic oversight of method lifecycle management and laboratory expansion initiatives.

Requirements

• BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biology or related life sciences field
• 15+ years Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industry experience
• Prior experience in leading a commercial, aseptic drug product quality control team
• 7+ years previous QC management experience
• Quality leadership experience working on cross-functional teams to harmonize operational, testing and compliance processes
• Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast paced environment
• Highly developed leadership capabilities to motivate and inspire teams
• Independently motivated, detail oriented and good problem solving ability
• Demonstrates a strong customer service orientation with effective follow through
• Driven to excellence while encouraging others to engage in process improvement and innovation
• A leader who inspires and motivates, through excellent listening skills and a willingness to mentor team members
• Management of 5+ direct reports across multiple sites with overall group greater than 50 people